Hygienic garbage-receptacle.



v l. MANUEL. I HYGIENIC GARBAGE RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION FILED MAYZEI.I914.

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WIT/1.158856: I Jim/Wok -W vmgfl Arm/my ISAAC MANDEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HYGIENIG GARBAGE-BECEIPTAGLE.

Specification of Iletters Patent.

Patented ran. 15, rate.

Application filed May 25, 1914. Serial No. 840,887.

7 '0 all w ham it may concern Be it known that I, ISAAC MANDEL, asubject of the King of Hungary, residing in New York city, county andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHygienic Garbage- Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to garbage cans and the like and particularly tosuch as are adapted to be emptied in a sanitary manner.

One object of my invention is to provide slidably mounted tops andbottoms for cooperatinggarbage cans and means for antomatically closingthe tops and bottoms after the contents have been transferred from oneto another. j 7

Another object of my invention is to provide asimple and improved canspecially intended for household use and adapted to be readilysuperimposed on a larger can w thout being inverted, the bottom of onecoiiperating with the top of the other to open the cans which embodyautomatic means for closing the top and bottom as the smaller can isremoved from the larger one.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be set forthhereinafter, and in order that mv invention may be thoroughlyunderstood, I will now proceed to describe the same in the followingspecification and then point out the novel features thereof in appendedclaims.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will bemore fully understood from the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a relatively small or householdreceptacle, arranged and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of a relatively large or streetreceptacle with which the smaller receptacle is adapted to coopcrate.

Fig. 3 is a central cross-sectional view through the upper section ofFig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a central cross-sectional view of two cans partly superimposedone upon the other. i

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of two can superimposed one upon the other.

Figs. 6, 7 and-- 8 are diagrammatic sectional views showing a can beingplaced over another can.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the house can and 2 designatesthe larger or street can, constructed of any suitable material,preferably galvanized sheet metal and provided on opposite sidesintermediate its ends with handles 8. A cover ris connected to one side,preferably the rear side of the can, by hinges 5 and is provided with aknob 6 for raising the cover l. when desiring to place garbage into thecan 1. Guides 7 are provided on opposite sides of the can 1 serving assupports for the can and are adapted to receive the bottom 8 of can 1.Cylinders 9 are provided at the intersection of the side and rear wallsand extend the entire height of said walls and each cylinder con tains aspring 10 having one end secured to the upper end of the cylinder andthe other end secured to a flexible metal cord 11 having its other endfastened to bottom 8. A grooved roller 12 serves as a guide for the cord11. A projection 13 is secured to the rear of bottom 8, the purpose ofwhich will hereafter be more fully described.

In Fig. 2, I have there shown a street garbage receptacle, provided withslidably mounted top and base said top and base being slidable inopposite directions. The construction of the side walls and base issimilar to the construction shown in Fig. 1 and hereinbefore described.In order to slidably operate the top 15, I provide guides 14: onopposite sides of the can adjacent the top thereof and adapted toreceive a top 15. Cylinders 16 are provided at the intersection of sidewalls and front wall and extend the entire height thereof and areadapted to contain springs 17 having one end of each secured to the baseof the cylinders 16, their other ends are secured to flexible metalcords 18, which are secured to opposite sides of the top 15. Groovedrollers 19 are secured at the top of cylinders 16 and serve to uide thecord 18.

projection 20 projects from the front wall adjacent the top 15 of thecan and engages the base projection 13, a higher projection 20' formedto the top 15 adjacent the front of the can 2 and serves to engage therear wall of the can 1.

The operation of the device is as followst When it is desired to placegarbage into the house receptacle, the cover is lifted and the garbageis dropped into the receptacle. In the evening or whenever thereceptacle is filled, the same is carried to the largeror street garbagereceptacle and placed with its rear wall adjacent the bottom thereofagainst the upper portions of the front wall of the can 2, so thatprojection 13- will engage projection 20 of the front wall of can 1, andthe projection 20 will engage the rear wall of receptacle l.' The uppercan is then forced backward thereby simultaneously opening the top andbase of receptacles .2 and 1, respectively. The contents of receptacle 1having dropped into receptacle 2, the smaller receptacle is removed fromthe top of the receptacle 2 and the base and top are due to theirspringand cord arrangement returned to their normal positions.

I have hereshown a physical embodiment of my invention as best known tome at the present time for practising the same, obviously details ofconstruction and minor arrangement of parts may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A transmitting receptacle for garbage having tapering sides, a hingedlid at the top, cylindrical edge pockets, a sliding bottom, springsmounted in the cylindrical edge pockets, flexible cords connecting thesprings to the slidable bottom vtending to hold the bottom closed, and apair of spaced guideways constituting supports for the receptacle andguides for the slidable bottom, said slidable bottom having a downwardlyextending projection by which it may be opened.

2. In combination with a receiving receptacle having a sliding topprovided with an upwardly extending rib or projection, and automaticmeans tending to close the top, of a transmitting receptacle havingtapering sides, a hinged lid at the top, cylindrical edge pockets, asliding bottom, springs mounted in the cylindrical edge pockets,flexible cords connecting the springs to the slidable bottom tending tohold the bottom closed, and a pair of spaced guideways constitutingsupports for the receptacle and guides for the slidable bottom, saidslidable bottom having a downwardly extending projection adapted tocooperate with the rib or projection on the top ofthe receivingreceptacle, whereby the top and bottom of the respective receptacles maybe opened concurrently as the receptacles are superposed. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of a witness.

ISAAC MANDEL.

Witness:

ALEX. MAND L. j

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